Install IBM MQ

For IBM MQ, you can use the IBM MQ operator or you can use an external IBM MQ instance.

If you want to run IBM MQ external to your FTM cluster, see Install and configure an external IBM MQ for FTM.

Before you install the IBM MQ operator, check the FTM hardware and software requirements for the versions of IBM MQ that can be used. The FTM hardware and software requirements are at the following link: FTM Hardware and Software requirements.

You need to have the operator channel for the version of IBM MQ that you are installing. For more information, see Version support for the IBM MQ operator in the IBM MQ documentation.

The following table shows the information that you need to install the IBM MQ operator.

Table 1. IBM MQ operator version information
IBM MQ operator and operand information	Version to use
IBM MQ Operator channel	`3.9`
IBM MQ Operator version	`3.9.2`
Operand version	`9.4.5.x` The latest release at the time of publishing is `9.4.5.1-r1`.
License	You need to use the license value for the specific version and usage of IBM MQ that you are installing. The license serves as a unique key that authorizes the usage of the software. For more information about IBM MQ Operator license, see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.4.x?topic=reference-licensing-api-references-mq-operator.

For more information, see the installation information for the IBM MQ operator in the IBM MQ documentation. If you are installing the IBM MQ operator to a specific namespace, it needs to be installed in the same namespace as the FTM operator.

Important: If you are not installing the version of the IBM MQ operator that is supported, update the default IBM MQ QueueManager custom resource with the correct license and version details. For more information, see the IBM MQ documentation.